Applying for the BS in Business Administration
The distinguished quality of the University of Colorado Denver Business School BS in Business Administration is reflected in the student body, which begins with our high admission standards, whether you are a new freshman or transferring from another program.
Freshmen admission standards
As a freshmen applicant, you must have completed the college preparatory curriculum in high school and graduated in the top 25% of your class. You need a score of at least 26 on the ACT or 1100 on the SAT. For further information see the University admissions standards, or refer to the UC Denver Catalog.
You need to meet Minimum Academic Preparation Standards (MAPS). You may be admitted with MAPS deficiencies if you meet the other admission requirements and if you agree to make up any deficiencies prior to graduation.
Transfer Applicants
If you have completed work at another collegiate institution, please review the information on transfer students in the General Information section of the UC Denver Catalog.
In addition to the general university transfer policies, the UC Denver Business School evaluates your course work to determine its appropriateness for the BS in Business Administration.
- If you have completed more than 24 semester hours of transferable course work you will be evaluated for admission on the basis of your college GPA without regard to your high school performance.
- If you have less than 24 transferable hours your high school work will be evaluated in addition to your college work.
- Only the course work applicable to the BS in Business Administration program is evaluated
- Generally this excludes course work of a technical or vocational nature and courses in activity PE and remedial subjects.
- For information about specific policies on transfer of a credit, consult the undergraduate business program coordinator.
Intra-university transfer
If you want to transfer to the UC Denver Business School from another school or college in the University of Colorado Denver you must formally apply to the UC Denver Business School.
- To apply for an intra-university transfer, submit an Intra-university Transfer (IUT) form and your transcripts to the business program coordinator. Contact an advisor for more information.
- Order your transcript from the Records Office. Your transcript must include your most recent semester at the university.
- If you have course work from other institutions, you need to submit a copy of your transfer credit evaluations.
Transfer deadlines are August 1 for the fall semester, December 1 for the spring semester, and May 1 for the summer session.
The admission standards for intra-university transfer are the same as those for transferring from other institutions. You will be considered for admission based on either your overall GPA in applicable course work from CU and all previous institutions or on your last 24 hours of work.
You will receive priority consideration for admission to the Business School if you have an overall GPA of 3.0 or an overall GPA of 3.0 in your last 24 hours of work.
If you have a GPA of at least 2.6 in your last 24 hours, you will be ranked and considered for admission on a space available basis.
While we strive to keep the website's information as accurate as possible, please refer to the Course Catalog or your advisor as the definitive source of program and admissions information. Requirements are subject to change.
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